Kakavaberd
Sign in to saveKakavaberd or Kaqavaberd (, Eastern Armenian ''Kak'avaberd''), also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh ( ), is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at Khosrov Forest State Reserve in Ararat Province, Armenia. Kakavaberd is above sea level.
Key facts
- Military Structure.name
- Kakavaberd Կաքավաբերդ
- Military Structure.location
- Ararat Province, Armenia
- Military Structure.image
- 275 px
- Military Structure.caption
- The Fortress of Kakavaberd.
- Military Structure.map_type
- Armenia#Ararat
- Military Structure.map_size
- 275
- Military Structure.map_caption
- Shown within Armenia
- Military Structure.type
- Fortress
- Military Structure.built
- 4th century?, first mentioned in the 9th-10th centuries.
- Military Structure.condition
- Large sections of fortification walls are well preserved.
- Military Structure.open_to_public
- No. One must ask permission to enter the reserve.
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Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd (, Eastern Armenian ''Kak'avaberd), also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh ( ), is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at Khosrov Forest State Reserve in Ararat Province, Armenia. Kakavaberd is above sea level.
== Site == The fortified walls of Kakavaberd are well preserved and crown a ridge within the Khosrov State Reserve. It is inaccessible from three of its sides because of the steep terrain. Towers at the northeastern side are tall. Within the fortress are the ruins of a church and other structures.